Cover having means for removably attaching same



Jan. 12, 1954 s, 0 v co 2,665,745

COVER HAVING MEANS FOR REMOVABLY AT-TAGl-IING SAME.

Filed June 15, 1948 {ff 9 M l zy-,2,

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Z15 SALVATORE A. l. 0 Vice BY ff KM AGE/VT Patented Jan. 12, 1954 COVER HAVING MEANS FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING SAME Salvatore A. Lo Vico, Astoria, N. Y.

Application June 15, 1948, Serial No. 33,206

The present invention relates to a cover provided with means for removably attaching the same and adapted to be used on pieces of furniture or other equipment having a frame, such as, for example, beach chairs or certain types of boats.

An object of my invention is to providea cover which may be sold directly to retail customers in order to enable them to replace their worn fabrics on furniture or the like, thus making it possible to re-use frames that are still in serviceable condition.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cover which may be used by manufacturers of the class of articles referred to in combination with frames of standard construction, in order to enhance the value of their products by making the fabric part thereof readily detachable and replaceable.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a cover having means for detachably applying the same to a frame of wood, metal, plastic and so forth. a

Still another object of the invention is to provide a detachable cover which may be manufacturd quickly and at low cost, on a mass productionbasis.

Yet a further object of my invention is to provide a cover and fastening means therefor which may be made from a strip of material in a single cutting operation.

The above and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description of certain embodiments thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a detachable cover according to the invention, adapted to be used on a beach chair or the like;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation, on a larger scale, of the cover shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a cover as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, attached to the frame of a beach chair;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a boat consisting of a frame to which a cover according to the invention may be detachably secured;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cover shown in Fig. 4, drawn to a larger scale; and

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing a. modified form of cover according to the invention.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown an elongated strip II] of a suitable fabric, such as canvas, which may have been cut from a roll of material (not shown) in a single transverse 2 Claims. (Cl. 155-119) 2 cutting operation. Each of the extremities o the strip I0 is folded over three times as indicated at II, I2 and I3, Fig. 2, being secured in its folded position by a row of stitches I4. A first row of eyelets or grommets I5 are then inserted into the canvas, adjacent the first crease II, so as to pierce the main portion I6 and the folded-over portion I! of the strip Ill; similarly, a second row of grommets I8 are disposed adjacent the last crease I3 so as to pierce the foldedover portions I9 and 20. The strip III has now the form shown in the left-hand portion of Fig. 1 and indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, representing the finished cover ready for immediate use or sale.

In order to secure the cover of Fig. l to a frame, for example the frame 2| of a beach chair indicated in chain-dotted lines in Fig. 3, the portions I6, I! together with the grommets I5 are folded over, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that a rod or other elongated member 22 of the frame 2| is enclosed between the grommeted portions of the strip. Next, a lace 23 is threaded through the grommets I5, IB, as shown in the right-hand portion of Fig. 1, so that the member 22 (not shown in Fig. 1) will be confined between the lace 23 and the plies IE, ll of the strip III. A knot 24 is made in one end of the lace 23 and, after the latter has been sufficiently tightened, its other end is also tied into a knot (not shown) and the excess, if any, out off. In such manner each extremity of the strip or cover IIl may be conveniently secured to respective members of the frame I2, as indicated at 22a and 22b, being maintained in substantially tubular form by vir tue of the lacing 23. When the lace is untied or cut, the cover will be readily removed.

Fig. 4 shows how a cover according to the invention may be detachably secured to the frame of a boat, canoe, raft or the like. This frame, generally indicated at I2 Ia and shown in chaindotted lines, comprises a peripheral rib I2I a of elliptical configuration, a longitudinal rib I2Ib extending along the major axis of the ellipse and secured at its ends to the rib I2 Ia, and a plurality of transverse ribs I2 Ic which may be straight or curved as required, the exact configuration thereof having no bearing upon the present invention; ribs I2Ic are secured at their center to rib I2Ib and at their ends to rib I2Ia. The cover III], of a suitable watertight material, surrounds the frame I2I and may be secured to the peripheral rib or rail I2Ia thereof by means of a plurality of short straps I20 extending from the periphery of the cover. As shown more clearly in Fig. 5, these straps I20 are secured to the cover c 3 III! by means of stitching III, H2, serving to hold in place a pair of rings or loops H3, H4. The straps I20 are also provided on their free ends with metal tips I I5.

Strap I20a, Fig. 5, is shown in open or detached position. To secure the cover H to the frame I2 I, strap I20 is turned over, in the manner shown at I201), around the rail I2Ia (notshown in Fig. so that its tip H5 enters the two loops H3 and I I4; Thereafter, the tipped end of the strap is turned over once more, as shown at I200, around the loop H3 and the tip H5 is inserted into the loop IM. In the last position the strap will be securely attached to the rail around which it is wound.

The cover 2 I0, Fig. 6, is the functional equivalent of cover I I0 and is provided with strap portions 220 extending integrally therefrom, in lieu of the stitched-on straps I of cover H0. These strap portions 220 are folded and secured in position in precisely the same manner as described for the extremities of strip I0 in Figs. 1 and 2. Thus, the strap member 22011 has been folded over three times and stitched together at 2; grommets H5, 218 are now inserted into the folded strap member, as shown at 220b, whereupon the free, doubled-up extremity of the strap member may be folded around the rail I2Ia (not shown in Fig. 6) as illustrated at 2202:. Finally, the strap member is secured to the rail'by a lace 224 as shown at 220d. .Thus,.it will be seen that I have provided a removable cover which may be readily secured to a rib, .rail, rod or other member of a frame and which may be manufactured in a simple and economical manner. Although the invention has been described with particular reference to certain specific embodiments, it .is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in numerous modifications without departing from its spirit or exceeding its scope as defined in the objects and in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising, in combination, a strip of flexible material folded at one end to'provide a first two-ply .fiap, means securing the plies of said flap together at the inner end thereof, saidlstrip being folde-d a secand time to provide a second two ply nap prejecting from said inner end of said first flap and independently movable with respect to said first flap, a first row of grommets at the outer extremity of said first flap and extending through the two plies thereof, a second row of grommets interposed between said securing means and the outer edge of said second flap and extending through the two plies of the latter, and flexible means removably threaded through said grommets and forming said flaps into a tube, said first flap having a length substantially exceeding the length of said second fiap.

2. A piece of furniture comprising a frame with a pair of parallel bars and a body-supporting member removably attached to said bars, said member comprising a strip of flexible material folded at each end to provide respective first two-ply flaps, means securing the plies of each of said flaps together at the inner end thereof, said strip being folded a second time at each end to provide respective second two-ply flaps projecting from said inner ends of therespective first flaps and independently movablewith respect to said first flaps, a first row of grommets at the outer'extremity of each of said first flaps and extending through the two-plies thereof, a second row of grommets interposed between the outer edge of each of said second flaps and the securing means for the respective first nap and extending through the two piles of the respective second flap, each of said first flaps having a length substantially exceeding the length of each of said second flaps, and flexible means removably threaded through's'aid g'rom mets and forming said flaps into a pair of tubes each surrounding a respective one of said bars.

SALVATOREA. LO VICO.

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